What color is #9F9396?

#9F9396 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F9396?

The RGB value is 159, 147, 150: 159 red, 147 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F9396?

The complementary color is #939F9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F9396?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F9396 color

#9F9396 rgb(159, 147, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9F9396 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 57.6% green and 58.8% blue (159, 147, 150).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 6% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 6% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Walkway (#A3999C), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#9F9396 color codes

HEX	`#9F9396`
RGB	`rgb(159, 147, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 57.6%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 6%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 8%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 6%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.03, 4.98, 0.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.03, 4.98, 0.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.236, 30.441, 33.131)`
Decimal	`10458006`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F9396, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #9F9396	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9F9396 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #9F9396 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f9396; }
.text { color: #9f9396; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f9396; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 147 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f9396, #9f9693); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #9F9396?: #9F9396 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F9396?: The RGB value is 159, 147, 150: 159 red, 147 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F9396?: The complementary color is #939F9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F9396?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.